Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906)

The ruins of the temple of Amon, Karnak, Egypt

Details

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906)
The ruins of the temple of Amon, Karnak, Egypt
signed with initials 'HBB' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white, on buff paper
13¼ x 9¾ in. (35.9 x 24.8 cm.)

Provenance

with The Albany Gallery, London.

Exhibited

London, Leighton House, Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, 1971, no. 31. Hastings, Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, The Wide World of Hercules Brabazon Brabazon: A Retrospective Exhibition of his Art, 17 July-12 September, 1976, no. 23.
London, Campbell and Franks, Hercules Brabazon Brabazon: A Retrospective of his Art, 1976, no. 61.
London, Chris Beetles, Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906): Exhibition of Watercolours and Pastels, 12 November-18 December 1982, no. 176.

Lot Essay

Amon was the Egyptian god of the sun: his temple at Karnak was built circa 2000 B.C. and was one of the wonders of the ancient world.
For another version of this subject, see C. Lewis Hind, Hercules Brabazon Brabazon 1821-1906: His Art and Life, London, 1912, illustrated facing p. 18.

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